7 2 verb, noun v, n noun
• a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
verb
• make a promise or commitment
Example sentence • She made a promise to never give up on her dreams.
4 1 verb v noun
• a growth in strength or number or importance
Example sentence • The sun rises in the east.
8 2 adverb adv adverb
• in like or similar manner
Example sentence • I really enjoyed the movie, and my friends did likewise .
8 2 verb, noun v, n verb
• engage in a rehearsal (of)
Example sentence • Regular practise can improve your skills.
5 1 verb, noun v, n verb
• to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
Example sentence • She used a screwdriver to prise open the rusty lock.
8 2 adverb, adjective adv, adj Example sentence • She cast a sidewise glance at the suspicious man standing nearby.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
Example sentence • He used a vise to hold the metal while he hammered it.
4 1 noun n
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Example sentence • She was responsible for the mise en place before the restaurant opened.
5 1 noun n adjective
• used of your own ground
noun
• where you live at a particular time
adverb
• at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
verb
• provide with, or send to, a home
Example sentence • Many people dream of owning their own homes .
6 2 noun n noun
• a loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages
Example sentence • She wore a camise under her dress.
7 2 noun n noun
• An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum in the botanical family Rosaceae
Example sentence • The chamise shrub is native to California.
8 2 noun n noun
• A tall building, one of many stories.
Example sentence • The highrise was an impressive sight, towering above the city skyline.
8 2 adverb adv
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Example sentence • The weftwise movement of the shuttle ensures the formation of the fabric.
9 2 adverb, adjective adv, adj adjective
• Directed across the width of an object or place.
adverb
• Across the width of an object or place.
Example sentence • The carpenter cut the wood widthwise .
8 3 verb v verb
• treat as a sacred person
Example sentence • The Pope canonised the saint for her miraculous healing powers.
13 4 verb v verb
• To bring under the control of a bureaucracy; to make bureaucratic.
Example sentence • The government decided to bureaucratise the healthcare system to improve efficiency.
9 3 verb v verb
• To have an industry become controlled by a cartel.
Example sentence • Some companies in the industry cartelise to control prices.
11 4 verb v
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Example sentence • The factory decided to conveyorise its assembly line to increase efficiency.
10 3 adverb adv Example sentence • She turned the book cornerwise on the table.
8 3 verb v verb
• To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.
Example sentence • The French and African cultures began to creolise in the Caribbean islands.
10 2 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • The beachcombs are always on the lookout for washed-up treasures.
6 2 noun n noun
• a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
Example sentence • Rainforests and tundras are two different types of biomes .
6 1 noun n noun
• any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
Example sentence • The field was filled with various bromes .
9 2 noun n noun
• light carriage; pulled by a single horse
Example sentence • The royal family used to travel in luxurious broughams .
5 1 noun n noun
• a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
Example sentence • The domes of the cathedral were visible from afar.
7 2 noun n noun
• the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism
Example sentence • Scientists are studying the human and mouse genomes to understand the similarities and differences between the two species.
6 1 noun n noun
• a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
Example sentence • My garden is filled with colorful gnomes .
7 1 noun n noun
• a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders
5 1 noun n noun
• (obsolete outside dialectal) The holly.
7 2 verb v
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Example sentence • He intombs his deceased cat in the backyard.
5 1 noun n noun
• a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
Example sentence • Farmers often prefer loams for growing crops because they have a good balance of clay, sand, and silt.
7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a unit of resistance equal to one million ohms
Example sentence • The resistance of the circuit is measured in megohms .
5 1 noun n
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4 1 noun n noun
• German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854)
Example sentence • The resistance of this circuit is 10 ohms .
9 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The phyllomes of this tree are very large and broad.
5 1 noun n noun
• a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
Example sentence • She loves reading poems before going to bed.
5 1 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
Example sentence • Apples and pears are both types of pomes .
7 2 noun n noun
• a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves
Example sentence • The radomes on the spacecraft protect the sensitive instruments from the harsh conditions of space.
8 2 noun n noun
• a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
Example sentence • The rhizomes of certain plants, such as ginger and turmeric, are widely used in cooking.
5 1 verb v verb
• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Example sentence • The lion roams freely in the jungle.
9 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The government invested in the construction of multiple seadromes to boost tourism.
9 2 noun n noun
• a complex of concurrent things
8 2 noun n
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Example sentence • The resistance of the circuit is measured in teraohms .
5 1 noun n noun
• a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
Example sentence • Tourists flocked to see the ancient tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
5 1 noun n noun
• a (usually) large and scholarly book
Example sentence • He spent hours reading through ancient tomes at the library.
9 2 noun n noun
• A townhouse or row house.
Example sentence • The townhomes in this neighborhood are all painted the same color.
9 2 noun n noun
• A hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant.
Example sentence • The trichomes on the leaves of this plant are small and hair-like.
9 3 noun n noun
• a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
Example sentence • Damaged acrosomes can lead to fertility problems.
13 4 noun n
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9 3 noun n
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Example sentence • One of the most famous antinomes is the concept of free will versus determinism.
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